Medicine: A History of Healing : Ancient Traditions to Modern Practices [Paperback]

Roy Porter (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1997

This authoritative, entertaining history of the evolution of therapeutic medicine is global in scope and multicultural in approach, offering a chronology of medical history and its theory and practice around the world, from the quasi-religious rituals of the tribal shaman to today's computer-based diagnostic techniques. 500+ color illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Marlowe & Co (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569247080
• ISBN-13: 978-1569247082
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,858,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A good start to being in the field of medicine, October 28, 2004

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This review is from: Medicine: A History of Healing: Ancient Traditions to Modern Practices (Paperback)

Medicine: A History of Healing is a book that describes medicine from before we can think of all the way up to now. It shows different cultures of the world and how they practice medicine. It was very informative and had something for every place of intrest. There is everything from aromatherapy to ancient disections. I learned unique facts from the past and the future. If you are intrested in doing anything related to medicine than I would recommend picking this book up and taking a look. Most of the text is at a reading level of 12th grade, so it is not the easist book to understand.